WO2015080009A1 - 磁性材スパッタリングターゲット及びその製造方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention is a magnetic material sputtering target containing boron (B) manufactured by a powder sintering method, wherein the high concentration phase of boron (B) in the target is finely dispersed, and particles during sputtering
- the present invention relates to a magnetic material target that is less likely to occur and has no problem of mechanical properties such as cracking and is useful for applications such as a magnetic head and a magnetoresistive element (MRAM), and a method for manufacturing the same.
- MRAM magnetoresistive element
- a tunnel magnetoresistive film having a high magnetoresistive effect is employed, and a magnetic material containing boron (B) is used as a material used for a layer constituting the film.
- B boron
- a composition composed of boron such as Co, Fe, etc., Co—B, Fe—B, Fe—Co—B, or a composition obtained by adding Al, Cu, Mn, Ni or the like to these is known.
- the magnetic material containing B of the tunnel magnetoresistive film is produced by sputtering an Fe—Co—B sputtering target in the case of Fe—Co—B, for example. Since such a magnetic material sputtering target contains a large amount of B, particularly when the B composition ratio exceeds 10%, the Fe boride phase of Fe 2 B, FeB, and Co As a result, in the sputtering target produced by the melting method, the ingot was cracked and cracked, making it difficult to obtain a sputtering target.
- Patent Document 1 There is a method that can manufacture a predetermined sputtering target by strict management of the manufacturing process (see Patent Document 1), which has a great advantage of reducing gas components such as oxygen, but the difficulty of the manufacturing process cannot be denied.
- magnetron sputtering apparatuses equipped with a DC power source are widely used in the above-described formation of the magnetic film because of high productivity.
- a substrate serving as a positive electrode and a target serving as a negative electrode are opposed to each other, and an electric field is generated by applying a high voltage between the substrate and the target in an inert gas atmosphere.
- the inert gas is ionized and a plasma composed of electrons and cations is formed.
- a plasma composed of electrons and cations is formed.
- the cations in the plasma collide with the surface of the target (negative electrode)
- atoms constituting the target are knocked out.
- the projected atoms adhere to the opposing substrate surface to form a film.
- the principle that the material constituting the target is formed on the substrate by such a series of operations is used.
- Patent Document 2 the diameter of the maximum inscribed circle that can be drawn in a region where a boride phase does not exist in a cross-sectional microstructure is 30 ⁇ m or less, a composition in atomic ratio,
- the above-described Fe—Co—B based alloy target material having the formula (Fe X Co 100-X ) 100-Y B Y , 5 ⁇ X ⁇ 95, 5 ⁇ Y ⁇ 30 is proposed.
- Patent Document 2 The purpose of Patent Document 2 is to realize a low magnetic permeability of an Fe—Co—B based alloy target material for forming a soft magnetic film used for a perpendicular magnetic recording medium, a TMR element, and the like, and to provide good sputtering characteristics.
- An Fe—Co—B based alloy target material is provided.
- the boride phase is inferior in fineness and dispersibility, and the characteristics as a sintered compact target are not sufficient.
- a soft magnetic FeCo-based target material in which an Fe: Co at ratio is 10:90 to 70:30 in an FeCo-based alloy.
- an FeCo soft magnetic target material containing one or more of B, Nb, Zr, Ta, Hf, Ti, and V at 30 at% or less has been proposed.
- the sintering method or the casting method can be applied, but there is no description about the problem of the boride phase, and there is no disclosure that there is no way to solve it. Is.
- the high-concentration phase of B in the matrix of the magnetic material sputtering target is finely dispersed, the target machinability is improved, and generation of particles is suppressed when sputtering with a magnetron sputtering apparatus equipped with a DC power source.
- the present invention proposes a magnetic material target that can improve the yield during thin film fabrication.
- it is an object of the present invention to provide a sputtering target for MRAM use, and further for a magnetic head or other magnetic film.
- a magnetic material sputtering target having a B content of 17 at% or more and 40 at% or less and the balance being a sintered body of one or more elements selected from Co or Fe, wherein a high concentration phase of B is added to the target.
- a magnetic material sputtering target characterized in that there is a low concentration phase of B and B, and the diameter of the maximum inscribed circle that can be drawn in the high concentration phase of B is 15 ⁇ m or more and one or less.
- Magnetic material sputtering target As described in 1) above, which contains one or more elements selected from Al, Cr, Cu, Hf, Mn, Ni, Ru, Si, Ta, and W at 0.5 at% or more and 20 at% or less.
- Magnetic material sputtering target 3) The magnetic material sputtering target according to any one of 1) to 2) above, wherein the density of the target is 99% or more.
- a magnetic material target raw material powder of one or more elements selected from Co or Fe with a B content of 17 at% or more and 40 at% or less is produced by a gas atomizing method, and the gas atomized raw material powder is sintered.
- the target is a structure in which a high concentration phase of B and a low concentration phase of B exist, and a high concentration phase of B in which the diameter of the maximum inscribed circle drawn in the high concentration phase of B is 15 ⁇ m or more.
- the manufacturing method of the magnetic material sputtering target characterized by setting it as 1 or less.
- the high-concentration phase of B is finely dispersed.
- the target has good machinability, and when sputtering with a magnetron sputtering apparatus equipped with a DC power source, There is a remarkable effect that the generation is suppressed and the yield at the time of thin film production is improved.
- FIG. 3 shows a (low) phase.
- the magnetic material sputtering target of the present invention has a B content of 17 at% or more and 40 at% or less, and the balance is made of a sintered body of one or more elements selected from Co or Fe.
- gas atomized powder of B, Co or Fe is prepared and sintered to obtain a magnetic material sputtering target.
- the target material is basically a Co—B based, Fe—B based, or Co—Fe—B based target.
- the content of B is less than 17 at%, the characteristics as the magnetic material target of the present invention cannot be retained. The same applies to the case where the B content exceeds 40 at%, and when B is too much, the brittleness increases, the strength decreases, and cracking easily occurs. Therefore, the B content is preferably 17 at% or more and 40 at% or less.
- the target structure of the present invention is composed of the main components Co, Fe, Co—Fe, and alloys thereof with B, and there are two phases (two types) of alloy phases containing B in the target structure. .
- these phases are composed of an alloy phase having a high concentration of B (a portion having a high concentration) and an alloy phase having a low concentration of B (a portion having a low concentration), which are present in a dispersed state.
- the difference in phase can be distinguished by tissue observation.
- FIG. Identification is possible by referring to the density distribution of B in FIG. That is, as shown by the leader line (arrow) in FIG. 2, in the light and shade of the tissue image, the region that appears thin (whitish) is the B high concentration phase, and the black portion is the B low concentration phase.
- a high-concentration phase of B and a low-concentration phase of B can be observed, but both have an irregular shape.
- the target has a high-concentration phase of B and a low-concentration phase of B, and the diameter of the maximum inscribed circle that can be drawn in the high-concentration phase of B is 15 ⁇ m or more and one or less. It is.
- the maximum inscribed circle is obtained by polishing the target and observing a microscope field of view in the range of 0.01 mm 2 (0.1 mm ⁇ 0.1 mm, the same applies hereinafter) of the polished surface. The diameter of can be examined.
- the high concentration phase of B strongly affects the characteristics of the sintered compact target.
- the high concentration phase of B is not dispersed and becomes large, the machinability of the target is deteriorated, and the generation of particles is increased during sputtering.
- the low-concentration phase of B has the same structure as the high-concentration phase of B. However, since the B concentration is low, there is little influence on the generation of particles, but it has the same dispersibility as the high-concentration phase of B. It is desirable because it becomes a good target organization.
- finely dispersing the high-concentration phase of B is effective for stabilizing the target characteristics.
- the dispersibility of the high-concentration phase of B it can be evaluated by setting the diameter of the maximum inscribed circle that can be drawn in the high-concentration phase of B to less than 15 ⁇ m. This is because the target structure becomes finer by making the high-concentration phase of B particularly fine. In the present invention, such refinement is possible.
- the diameter of the maximum inscribed circle that can be drawn in the B high concentration phase is desirably 10 ⁇ m or less.
- the present invention can satisfy
- the amount of oxygen in the target is small. As the amount of oxygen increases, the number of particles when sputtered tends to increase. The reason for this is considered that B and oxygen react with each other during sintering to become boron oxide, and boron oxide has a hygroscopic property, so that it affects sputtering.
- the sintered body raw material powder used in the present invention uses a powder normally produced by gas atomization, but gas atomization is less oxygen than powder produced by water atomization and mechanically pulverized powder, A powder produced by gas atomization is desirable.
- the amount of oxygen in the target when using powder produced by gas atomization is 900 ppm or less, although it depends on the composition and conditions.
- the amount of oxygen is desirably in the above range, that is, 900 ppm or less.
- the particle size of the sintered powder is large, the density is difficult to increase, and if the pulverized raw material powder is extremely refined, the amount of oxygen increases, so the average particle size is 50 to 300 ⁇ m. It is desirable to use a powder.
- the magnetic material sputtering target is basically composed of a sintered body of one or more elements selected from Co or Fe with a B content of 17 at% or more and 40 at% or less.
- one or more elements selected from Al, Cr, Cu, Hf, Mn, Ni, Ru, Si, Ta, and W can be contained in an amount of 0.5 at% or more and 20 at% or less. Since it is a small amount in terms of the total component composition of the magnetic material sputtering target, there is no problem in the target structure. Further, these additions do not affect the machinability and the generation of particles.
- a magnetic material sputtering target having a target density of 99% or more can be obtained by appropriately adjusting the sintering conditions.
- the relative density is a value obtained by dividing the measured density of the sputtering target by the calculated density (also called the theoretical density).
- the calculation density is a density when it is assumed that the constituent components of the target are mixed without diffusing or reacting with each other, and is calculated by the following equation.
- Calculation density ⁇ (Molecular weight of constituent component ⁇ Molar ratio of constituent component) / ⁇ (Molecular weight of constituent component ⁇ Molar ratio of constituent component / Document value density of constituent component)
- ⁇ means taking the sum for all the constituent components of the target.
- the actual density of the sputtering target is measured by the Archimedes method.
- a raw material powder having a content of B of 17 at% or more and 40 at% or less and the remainder consisting of one or more elements selected from Co or Fe is obtained by a gas atomizing method. Make it.
- the gas atomized raw material powder is sintered, the sintered material (sintered body) is formed into a target shape, and the surface is further polished to obtain a target.
- the structure observed on the polished surface in the target is a structure composed of two phases in which the high concentration phase of B and the low concentration phase of B are dispersed, and 0.01 mm 2 in the high concentration phase of B.
- the diameter of the maximum inscribed circle that can be drawn in the B high-concentration phase by observing the microscopic field in the range of (1) is 15 ⁇ m or more.
- the sintering temperature is desirably 900 to 1240 ° C. Sintering within the above range after adjusting the component composition is also effective for phase dispersion. When the temperature is lower than 900 ° C., sintering is not sufficient, and when the temperature exceeds 1240 ° C., the phase is likely to be coarsened. Therefore, it can be said that the above range is desirable.
- the target is surface-finished, it is desirable to perform surface grinding to improve smoothness. However, as long as an equivalent smooth surface can be obtained, there is no problem with other surface finishing.
- sintering conditions and target processing conditions Specific examples of sintering conditions for producing the magnetic material sputtering target of the present invention will be described.
- the following sintering conditions and target processing conditions indicate preferable conditions, and other conditions can be added or changed to process conditions as necessary.
- 40Fe-40Co-20B will be described as a representative example. It can be obtained by weighing Fe, Co, and B so that the raw material is 40Fe-40Co-20B, and sieving the powder produced by the gas atomization method. When sieving, it is desirable to make the particle size 50 to 300 ⁇ m. Two or more kinds of gas atomized powders having different compositions may be prepared. For example, the mixing ratio of 45Fe-40Co-15B and 35Fe-40Co-25B can be adjusted and mixed. What is important in this operation is to use a raw material with a small amount of oxygen by using gas atomized powder, and to obtain a high-density target stably by increasing the particle size of the raw material powder. .
- this 40Fe-40Co-20B gas atomized powder is molded and sintered using a vacuum hot press apparatus at a temperature of 950 ° C., a holding time of 3 hours, and a pressing force of 30 MPa to obtain a sintered body.
- Molding / sintering is not limited to hot pressing, and plasma discharge sintering and hot isostatic pressing can also be used.
- the sintering conditions sintering temperature, holding time, applied pressure, atmosphere
- the holding temperature at the time of sintering is preferably set to a lower temperature in a temperature range where the target becomes sufficiently dense.
- the temperature range is 900 to 1240 ° C. If the holding time is long at a high sintering temperature, it is advantageous for increasing the density, but it is very important to optimize the sintering conditions because the B-concentrated phase is enlarged by grain growth.
- the sintered body is machined to obtain a disk-shaped target having a diameter of 180 mm and a thickness of 5 mm.
- a lathe may be used at first, but since the finished surface becomes rough, surface grinding is desirable for finishing, and the surface may be finally finished by polishing.
- surface grinding depending on the direction of the grinding wheel axis, grinding may be performed on the side surface of the cylindrical grinding wheel or grinding may be performed on the cylindrical surface. Grinding on the side of the grindstone is desirable because a finished surface with good surface roughness and dimensional accuracy can be obtained.
- Example 1 A gas atomized powder composed of 40Fe-20Co-40B was prepared, and this raw material powder was further processed using a powder adjusted to a particle size of 50 to 300 ⁇ m as a raw material at 1190 ° C. for 3 hours in a hot press, and a molar ratio of 40Fe-20Co— A sintered body made of 40B was produced. This sintered body had a density of 99% or more. Further, this was finished by cutting and surface grinding with a lathe to obtain a disk-shaped target having a diameter of 180 mm and a thickness of 5 mm.
- the structure observed on the polished surface in the target has a high concentration phase of B and a low concentration phase of B as in FIG. 1, and the diameter of the maximum inscribed circle that can be drawn in the high concentration phase of B is
- the diameter of the maximum inscribed circle that can be drawn in the B high-concentration phase is 15 ⁇ m or more while observing a microscopic field in the range of 0.01 ⁇ m 2 (0.1 mm ⁇ 0.1 mm area, the same applies hereinafter). There was only one phase.
- sputtering was performed using the magnetic material sputtering target thus prepared.
- the sputtering conditions were a sputtering power of 1.0 kW and an Ar gas pressure of 1.7 Pa.
- sputtering was performed on a 4-inch Si wafer with a target film thickness of 1000 nm. Then, the number of particles on the wafer was measured by surf scanning. The number of particles could be suppressed to 12. The results are shown in Table 1.
- Example 2 A gas atomized powder composed of 62Fe-18Co-20B was prepared, and this raw material powder was further processed with a powder adjusted to a particle size of 50 to 300 ⁇ m as a raw material and treated at 950 ° C. for 3 hours by hot pressing, and the molar ratio of 62Fe-18Co— A sintered body made of 20B was produced. This sintered body had a density of 99% or more. Furthermore, this was finished with a lathe and surface grinding to obtain a disk-shaped target having a diameter of 180 mm and a thickness of 5 mm.
- the structure observed on the polished surface in the target has a high concentration phase of B and a low concentration phase of B as in FIG. 1, and the diameter of the maximum inscribed circle that can be drawn in the high concentration phase of B is While observing a microscopic field of 15 ⁇ m or less and a range of 0.01 mm 2, the maximum inscribed circle diameter that can be drawn in the B high-concentration phase was 0 phase having a diameter of 15 ⁇ m or more.
- Example 3 A gas atomized powder composed of 71Co-3Fe-26B was prepared, and this raw material powder was further processed with a powder adjusted to a particle size of 50 to 300 ⁇ m as a raw material, and then processed by hot pressing at 1050 ° C. for 3 hours to obtain a 71Co-3Fe— A sintered body made of 26B was produced. This sintered body had a density of 99% or more. Furthermore, this was processed by a lathe and finished by surface grinding to obtain a disk-shaped target having a diameter of 180 mm and a thickness of 5 mm.
- the structure observed on the polished surface in the target has a high concentration phase of B and a low concentration phase of B as in FIG. 1, and the diameter of the maximum inscribed circle that can be drawn in the high concentration phase of B is While observing a microscopic field of 15 ⁇ m or less in a range of 0.01 mm 2 , only one phase has a maximum inscribed circle diameter of 15 ⁇ m or more that can be drawn in the B high concentration phase.
- Example 4 A gas atomized powder made of 70Fe-30B was prepared, and this raw material powder was further processed with a hot press at 1090 ° C. for 3 hours using a powder adjusted to a particle size of 50 to 300 ⁇ m. A ligature was prepared. This sintered body had a density of 99% or more. Furthermore, this was processed by a lathe and finished by surface grinding to obtain a disk-shaped target having a diameter of 180 mm and a thickness of 5 mm.
- the structure observed on the polished surface in the target has a high concentration phase of B and a low concentration phase of B as in FIG. 1, and can be drawn in the high concentration phase of B in the high concentration phase of B.
- the diameter of the maximum inscribed circle is 15 ⁇ m or less, and only one phase has a maximum inscribed circle diameter of 15 ⁇ m or more that can be drawn in the B high concentration phase while observing a microscopic field in the range of 0.01 mm 2. It was.
- sputtering was performed under the same conditions as in Example 1 using the magnetic material sputtering target thus produced, the number of particles at the time of 1 kwh discharge could be suppressed to 11. The results are shown in Table 1.
- Example 5 A gas atomized powder consisting of 42Co-20Fe-20B-18Si was prepared, and this raw material powder was further processed with a powder adjusted to a particle size of 50 to 300 ⁇ m as a raw material and treated at 950 ° C. for 3 hours by hot pressing, and a molar ratio of 42Co— A sintered body made of 20Fe-20B-18Si was produced. This sintered body had a density of 99% or more. Furthermore, this was processed by a lathe and finished by surface grinding to obtain a disk-shaped target having a diameter of 180 mm and a thickness of 5 mm.
- the structure observed on the polished surface in the target has a high concentration phase of B and a low concentration phase of B as in FIG. 1, and the diameter of the maximum inscribed circle that can be drawn in the high concentration phase of B is While observing a microscopic field of 15 ⁇ m or less in a range of 0.01 mm 2 , only one phase has a maximum inscribed circle diameter of 15 ⁇ m or more that can be drawn in the B high concentration phase.
- Example 6 A gas atomized powder composed of 50Fe-20Co-18B-12Ta was prepared, and this raw material powder was further processed with a powder adjusted to a particle size of 50 to 300 ⁇ m as a raw material and treated at 950 ° C. for 3 hours by hot pressing, and a molar ratio of 50Fe— A sintered body made of 20Co-18B-12Ta was produced. This sintered body had a density of 99% or more. Furthermore, this was processed by a lathe and finished by surface grinding to obtain a disk-shaped target having a diameter of 180 mm and a thickness of 5 mm.
- the structure observed on the polished surface in the target has a high concentration phase of B and a low concentration phase of B as in FIG. 1, and the diameter of the maximum inscribed circle that can be drawn in the high concentration phase of B is While observing a microscopic field of 15 ⁇ m or less and a range of 0.01 mm 2, the maximum inscribed circle diameter that can be drawn in the B high-concentration phase was 0 phase having a diameter of 15 ⁇ m or more.
- a gas atomized powder composed of 40Fe-20Co-40B was prepared, and this raw material powder was further processed with a powder adjusted to a particle size of 200 to 400 ⁇ m as a raw material, and then processed by hot pressing at 1250 ° C. for 4 hours to give a molar ratio of 40Fe-20Co—
- a sintered body made of 40B was produced. This sintered body had a density of 99% or more. Further, this was cut with a lathe and finished by surface grinding to obtain a disk-shaped target having a diameter of 180 mm and a thickness of 5 mm.
- the structure observed on the polished surface in this target has a high concentration phase of B and a low concentration phase of B unlike FIG. 1, but the diameter of the maximum inscribed circle that can be drawn in the high concentration phase of B is While observing 0.01 mm 2 , there were 11 phases in which the diameter of the maximum inscribed circle which can be drawn in the B high concentration phase was 15 ⁇ m or more.
- the number of particles increased to 25. This is probably because the particle size of the raw material powder is too large and the hot press temperature is too high at 1250 ° C., resulting in enlargement of the B high concentration phase.
- Comparative Example 2 A mixture of Co gas atomized powder, Fe gas atomized powder and B pulverized powder adjusted to a particle size of 50 to 300 ⁇ m is used as a raw material powder, treated with a hot press at 1050 ° C. for 3 hours, and sintered at a molar ratio of 62Fe-18Co-20B The body was made. This sintered body had a density of 99% or more. Furthermore, this was processed by a lathe and finished by surface grinding to obtain a disk-shaped target having a diameter of 180 mm and a thickness of 5 mm.
- the structure observed on the polished surface in this target is different from FIG. 1 in that the distinction between the high concentration phase of B and the low concentration phase of B is not clear, and the maximum inscribed circle of the B phase is 15 ⁇ m or more. It was almost.
- the number of particles increased to 50 or more.
- B it is considered that the cause of the increase in particles is that distinction between the high concentration phase of B and the low concentration phase of B is not clear due to the use of pulverized powder.
- the structure observed on the polished surface in this target has a high concentration phase of B and a low concentration phase of B unlike FIG. 1, but the diameter of the maximum inscribed circle that can be drawn in the high concentration phase of B is There were four phases that were 15 ⁇ m or larger in the observation of a microscopic field in the range of 0.01 mm 2 .
- the number of particles increased to 19. This increase in the number of particles is attributed to the fact that the atomized powder has a large particle size, and there are many phases in which the diameter of the maximum inscribed circle that can be drawn in the B high concentration phase is 15 ⁇ m or more.
- Example 4 A powder composed of 70Fe-30B (non-gas atomized powder) was prepared, and this raw material powder was further treated with a powder adjusted to a particle size of 200 to 400 ⁇ m as a raw material by hot pressing at 900 ° C. for 3 hours to obtain a molar ratio of 70Fe— A sintered body made of 30B was produced. This sintered body had a density of 97%. Furthermore, this was processed by a lathe and finished by surface grinding to obtain a disk-shaped target having a diameter of 180 mm and a thickness of 5 mm.
- the structure observed on the polished surface in the target has a high concentration phase of B and a low concentration phase of B as in FIG. 1, and in the high concentration phase of B, the structure is in the range of 0.01 mm 2 . While observing the microscopic field, the diameter of the maximum inscribed circle that can be drawn in the B high concentration phase was 50 or more. The oxygen content was 1560 wtppm.
- Example 1 When sputtering was performed under the same conditions as in Example 1 using the magnetic material sputtering target thus produced, the number of particles at the time of 1 kwh discharge was 50 or more. The results are shown in Table 1. The cause of such an increase in the number of particles is thought to be due to the lack of density due to an increase in oxygen content due to the raw material being non-gas atomized powder.
- the structure observed on the polished surface in this target is different from FIG. 1 in that the distinction between the high concentration phase of B and the low concentration phase of B is not clear, and the maximum inscribed circle of the B phase is 15 ⁇ m or more. It was almost.
- the number of particles increased to 50 or more. This is because the raw material powder B is not gas atomized powder but pulverized powder, and the B-containing phase becomes coarse, and the distinction between the high-concentration phase of B and the low-concentration phase of B is not clear. This is thought to be the cause of the increase in particles.
- the structure observed on the polished surface in this target is different from FIG. 1 in that the distinction between the high concentration phase of B and the low concentration phase of B is not clear, and the maximum inscribed circle of the B phase is 15 ⁇ m or more. It was almost.
- the number of particles increased to 50 or more. This is because the raw material powder B is not a gas atomized powder but a pulverized powder, and the B-containing phase becomes coarse, and the distinction between the high concentration phase of B and the low concentration phase of B is clear. This is considered to be the cause of the increase in particles.
- the high-concentration phase of B is finely dispersed.
- the target has good machinability, and when sputtering with a magnetron sputtering apparatus equipped with a DC power source, There is a remarkable effect that the generation is suppressed and the yield at the time of thin film production is improved. It is useful as a sputtering target for magnetic heads and MRAM applications, and for other magnetic films.
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このような磁性材スパッタリングターゲットは、Bを多く含有するため、特にBの組成比が10%を超え高くなると、非常に脆い特性を有するFe2B、FeBのFeのホウ化物相やCoのホウ化物相が形成され、その結果、溶解法により作製したスパッタリングターゲットにおいてはインゴットに割れ、亀裂が入り、スパッタリングターゲットとすることが困難であった。
厳密な製造工程の管理により、所定のスパッタリングターゲットを製造できる方法があり(特許文献1参照)、酸素等のガス成分を低減できる大きな利点を有するが、製造工程の難しさは否定できない。
しかし、この場合、焼結法又は鋳造法を適用できるような記載があるが、ホウ化物相の問題があることについては、記載がなく、それを解決するための方策もないという、開示に留まるものである。
1)Bの含有量が17at%以上、40at%以下であり、残余がCo又はFeから選択した一種以上の元素の焼結体からなる磁性材スパッタリングターゲットであって、ターゲットにBの高濃度相とBの低濃度相があり、該Bの高濃度相に描ける最大内接円の直径が15μm以上であるのが1個以下であることを特徴とする磁性材スパッタリングターゲット。
3)ターゲットの密度が99%以上であることを特徴とする上記1)~2)のいずれか一項に記載の磁性材スパッタリングターゲット。
4)ターゲット表面が平面研削による加工表面仕上げ面を備えていることを特徴とする上記1)~3)のいずれか一項に記載の磁性材スパッタリングターゲット。
7)焼結温度を900~1240℃として焼結することを特徴とする上記5)~6)のいずれか一項に記載の磁性材スパッタリングターゲットの製造方法。
8)ターゲットの加工表面仕上げを平面研削で行うことを特徴とする上記5)~7)のいずれか一項に記載の磁性材スパッタリングターゲットの製造方法。
9)Al、Cr、Cu、Hf、Mn、Ni、Ru、Si、Ta、Wから選択した一種以上の元素を0.5at%以上、20at%以下含有することを特徴とする上記5)~8)のいずれか一項に記載の磁性材スパッタリングターゲットの製造方法。
10)ターゲットの密度を99%以上となるように焼結することを特徴とする上記5)~9)のいずれか一項に記載の磁性材スパッタリングターゲットの製造方法。
これは、特にBの高濃度相を微細化することにより、ターゲット組織の微細化となるからであり、本願発明においては、このような微細化が可能である。さらに、組織の微細化が要求される場合には、B高濃度相に描ける最大内接円の直径を10μm以下とすることが望ましいと言える。
これによって、ターゲットの機械加工性を良好にすることができ、またDC電源を備えたマグネトロンスパッタ装置でスパッタする際に、パーティクルの発生を効果的に抑制することができる。
本願発明で使用する焼結体原料粉末は、通常ガスアトマイズで製造した粉末を使用するが、ガスアトマイズは水アトマイズで製造した粉末よりも、また、機械的に粉砕した粉末よりも低酸素となるので、ガスアトマイズで製造した粉末が望ましい。ガスアトマイズで製造した粉末を使用した場合のターゲット中の酸素量は、組成や条件にもよるが900ppm以下となる。
磁性材スパッタリングターゲットの全体の成分組成から見れば少量なので、ターゲット組織に問題を生ずることはない。また、これらの添加によって、機械加工性やパーティクルの発生に影響を与えることはない。0.5at%未満であると、この元素の添加の効果がなく、また20at%を超えると、本願発明の組織を維持できなくなるので、上記の範囲とする。
また、焼結条件を適宜調節して、ターゲットの密度を99%以上の磁性材スパッタリングターゲットを得ることができる。
式:計算密度=Σ(構成成分の分子量×構成成分のモル比)/Σ(構成成分の分子量×構成成分のモル比/構成成分の文献値密度)
ここでΣは、ターゲットの構成成分の全てについて、和をとることを意味する。なお、スパッタリングターゲットの実測密度はアルキメデス法で測定される。
本願発明の磁性材スパッタリングターゲットの製造に際しては、予め、Bの含有量が17at%以上、40at%以下であり、残余がCo又はFeから選択した一種以上の元素からなる原料粉末を、ガスアトマイズ法で作製する。
次に、このガスアトマイズ原料粉末を焼結し、焼結後の材料(焼結体)をターゲット形状に成形加工し、さらに表面を研磨加工してターゲットとする。以上により、ターゲット中の研磨面で観察される組織を、Bの高濃度相とBの低濃度相とが互いに分散した2相からなる組織とし、当該Bの高濃度相において、0.01mm2の範囲の顕微鏡視野を観察してB高濃度相に描ける最大内接円の直径が15μm以上であるのが1個以下とするものである。
また、焼結温度については、900~1240℃として焼結することが望ましい。これは成分組成を調整した上で、上記の範囲で焼結することが、同様に相の分散に有効である。900℃未満であると、焼結が十分でなくなり、また1240℃を超える温度では、相の粗大化が起こり易くなるので、上記の範囲とするのが望ましいと言える。
ターゲットは表面仕上げを行うが、その手段として平滑さを向上させる上で、平面研削で行うことが望ましい。しかし、同等の平滑な面が得られるものであれば、他の表面仕上げでも、問題はない。
本願発明の磁性材スパッタリングターゲットを製造するための焼結条件の具体例を説明する。下記の焼結条件とターゲットの加工条件は、好ましい条件を示すもので、必要に応じて、他の条件の付加又は工程の条件への変更は任意である。
篩別の際には、粒径を50~300μmに揃えるのが望ましい。また、組成の異なる2種類以上のガスアトマイズ粉を準備しても良い。例えば、45Fe-40Co-15Bと35Fe-40Co-25Bの配合割合を調節し、混合して製造することもできる。この操作で重要なのは、ガスアトマイズ粉を用いることで酸素量の少ない原料を用いること、そして原料粉の粒径を揃えることで、焼結性を高めて高密度なターゲットを安定して得ることである。
この焼結条件(焼結温度、保持時間、加圧力、雰囲気)は、焼結される材料の種類により、任意に調整することができる。すなわち、本願発明の磁性材スパッタリングターゲットの特性を得るという目的に沿って、適宜選択する。
つぎに焼結体を機械加工して直径が180mm、厚さが5mmの円盤状のターゲットを得る。機械加工は、最初は旋盤を用いてよいが、仕上がり面が粗くなるので、仕上げには平面研削加工が望ましく、さらには研磨で表面を最終仕上げしてもよい。また、平面研削加工では、砥石軸の方向により、円筒形砥石の側面で研削を行う場合と、円筒面で研削を行う場合がある。砥石側面での研削の方が、面粗さ、寸法精度の良い仕上げ面が得られるので望ましい。
40Fe-20Co-40Bからなるガスアトマイズ粉を作製し、この原料粉末を、さらに粒径50~300μmに調整した粉末を原料とし、ホットプレスで1190℃×3時間処理し、モル比で40Fe-20Co-40Bからなる焼結体を作製した。
この焼結体は、密度99%以上となった。さらに、これを旋盤で切削加工および平面研削加工で仕上げて直径180mm、厚さ5mmの円盤状のターゲットを得た。
62Fe-18Co-20Bからなるガスアトマイズ粉を作製し、この原料粉末を、さらに粒径50~300μmに調整した粉末を原料とし、ホットプレスで950℃×3時間処理し、モル比で62Fe-18Co-20Bからなる焼結体を作製した。この焼結体は、密度99%以上となった。
さらに、これを旋盤で加工、および平面研削加工で仕上げて、直径180mm、厚さ5mmの円盤状のターゲットを得た。
このようにして作製した磁性材スパッタリングターゲットを用いて実施例1と同条件でスパッタリングした場合、1kwh放電した時点でのパーティクル数は9個に抑制することができた。以上の結果を、表1に示す。
71Co-3Fe-26Bからなるガスアトマイズ粉を作製し、この原料粉末を、さらに粒径50~300μmに調整した粉末を原料とし、ホットプレスで1050℃×3時間処理し、モル比で71Co-3Fe-26Bからなる焼結体を作製した。この焼結体は、密度99%以上となった。
さらに、これを旋盤で加工、および平面研削加工で仕上げて直径180mm、厚さ5mmの円盤状のターゲットを得た。
このようにして作製した磁性材スパッタリングターゲットを用いて実施例1と同条件でスパッタリングした場合、1kwh放電した時点でのパーティクル数は10個に抑制することができた。以上の結果を、表1に示す。
70Fe-30Bからなるガスアトマイズ粉を作製し、この原料粉末を、さらに粒径50~300μmに調整した粉末を原料とし、ホットプレスで1090℃×3時間処理し、モル比で70Fe-30Bからなる焼結体を作製した。この焼結体は、密度99%以上となった。
さらに、これを旋盤で加工、および平面研削加工で仕上げて直径180mm、厚さ5mmの円盤状のターゲットを得た。
このようにして作製した磁性材スパッタリングターゲットを用いて実施例1と同条件でスパッタリングした場合、1kwh放電した時点でのパーティクル数は11個に抑制することができた。以上の結果を、表1に示す。
42Co-20Fe-20B-18Siからなるガスアトマイズ粉を作製し、この原料粉末を、さらに粒径50~300μmに調整した粉末を原料とし、ホットプレスで950℃×3時間処理し、モル比で42Co-20Fe-20B-18Siからなる焼結体を作製した。この焼結体は、密度99%以上となった。
さらに、これを旋盤で加工、および平面研削加工で仕上げて直径180mm、厚さ5mmの円盤状のターゲットを得た。
このようにして作製した磁性材スパッタリングターゲットを用いて実施例1と同条件でスパッタリングした場合、1kwh放電した時点でのパーティクル数は9個に抑制することができた。以上の結果を、表1に示す。
50Fe-20Co-18B-12Taからなるガスアトマイズ粉を作製し、この原料粉末を、さらに粒径50~300μmに調整した粉末を原料とし、ホットプレスで950℃×3時間処理し、モル比で50Fe-20Co-18B-12Taからなる焼結体を作製した。この焼結体は、密度99%以上となった。
さらに、これを旋盤で加工、および平面研削加工で仕上げて直径180mm、厚さ5mmの円盤状のターゲットを得た。
40Fe-20Co-40Bからなるガスアトマイズ粉を作製し、この原料粉末を、さらに粒径200~400μmに調整した粉末を原料とし、ホットプレスで1250℃×4時間処理し、モル比で40Fe-20Co-40Bからなる焼結体を作製した。
この焼結体は、密度99%以上なった。さらに、これを旋盤で切削加工し平面研削で仕上げて直径180mm、厚さ5mmの円盤状のターゲットを得た。
原料粉末の粒径が大きすぎ、またホットプレス温度が1250℃と高温過ぎることに起因して、B高濃度相の肥大化したことが原因と考えられる。
粒径50~300μmに調整したCoガスアトマイズ粉、Feガスアトマイズ粉、B粉砕粉を混合したものを原料粉末とし、ホットプレスで1050℃×3時間処理し、モル比で62Fe-18Co-20Bの焼結体を作製した。
この焼結体は、密度99%以上となった。さらに、これを旋盤で加工、および平面研削加工で仕上げて直径180mm、厚さ5mmの円盤状のターゲットを得た。
Bについては粉砕粉を使用したこと起因して、Bの高濃度相とBの低濃度相の区別が明確ではなくなったことがパーティクル増加の原因と考えられる。
69Co-5Fe-26Bからなるガスアトマイズ粉を作製し、これを粉砕して粉末とし、粒径200~400μmに調整した粉末を原料とし、ホットプレスで1120℃×3時間処理し、モル比で69Co-5Fe-26Bからなる焼結体を作製した。
この焼結体は、密度99%以上となった。さらに、これを旋盤で加工、および平面研削加工で仕上げて直径180mm、厚さ5mmの円盤状のターゲットを得た。
このパーティクル数増加の原因は、アトマイズ粉の粒径が大きいことに起因し、B高濃度相に描ける最大内接円の直径が15μm以上である相が多数存在したためと考えられる。
70Fe-30Bからなる粉末(非ガスアトマイズ粉)を作製し、この原料粉末を、さらに粒径200~400μmに調整した粉末を原料として、ホットプレスで900℃×3時間処理し、モル比で70Fe-30Bからなる焼結体を作製した。この焼結体は、密度97%となった。さらに、これを旋盤で加工、および平面研削加工で仕上げて直径180mm、厚さ5mmの円盤状のターゲットを得た。
粒径50~300μmに調整したCoガスアトマイズ粉、Feガスアトマイズ粉、B粉砕粉、Si粉を混合したものを原料粉末とし、ホットプレスで950℃×3時間処理し、モル比で42Co-20Fe-20B-18Siの焼結体を作製した。
この焼結体は、密度99%以上となった。さらに、これを旋盤で加工、および平面研削加工で仕上げて直径180mm、厚さ5mmの円盤状のターゲットを得た。
これは、原料粉末であるBがガスアトマイズ粉ではなく、粉砕粉を使用したことに起因して、B含有相が粗大化し、Bの高濃度相とBの低濃度相の区別は明確ではなくなったことがパーティクル増加の原因と考えられる。
粒径50~300μmに調整したCoガスアトマイズ粉、Feガスアトマイズ粉、B粉砕粉、Ta粉を混合したものを原料粉末とし、ホットプレスで950℃×3時間処理し、モル比で50Co-20Fe-18B-12Taの焼結体を作製した。
この焼結体は、密度99%以上となった。さらに、これを旋盤で加工、および平面研削加工で仕上げて直径180mm、厚さ5mmの円盤状のターゲットを得た。
これは、これは、原料粉末であるBがガスアトマイズ粉ではなく、粉砕粉を使用したことに起因して、B含有相が粗大化し、Bの高濃度相とBの低濃度相の区別は明確でなくなったことが、パーティクル増加の原因と考えられる。
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- Bの含有量が17at%以上、40at%以下であり、残余がCo又はFeから選択した一種以上の元素の焼結体からなる磁性材スパッタリングターゲットであって、ターゲットにBの高濃度相とBの低濃度相があり、該Bの高濃度相に描ける最大内接円の直径が15μm以上であるのが1個以下であることを特徴とする磁性材スパッタリングターゲット。
- Al、Cr、Cu、Hf、Mn、Ni、Ru、Si、Ta、Wから選択した一種以上の元素を0.5at%以上、20at%以下含有することを特徴とする請求項1に記載の磁性材スパッタリングターゲット。
- ターゲットの密度が99%以上であることを特徴とする請求項1~2のいずれか一項に記載の磁性材スパッタリングターゲット。
- ターゲット表面が平面研削による加工表面仕上げ面を備えていることを特徴とする請求項1~3のいずれか一項に記載の磁性材スパッタリングターゲット。
- Bの含有量が17at%以上、40at%以下であり、残余がCo又はFeから選択した一種以上の元素の磁性材ターゲット原料粉末を、ガスアトマイズ法で作製し、このガスアトマイズ原料粉末を焼結してターゲットとし、該ターゲットをBの高濃度相とBの低濃度相が存在する組織とし、該Bの高濃度相に描ける最大内接円の直径が15μm以上であるBの高濃度相を1個以下とすることを特徴とする磁性材スパッタリングターゲットの製造方法。
- 原料粉末として、粒径300μm以下のガスアトマイズ粉を用いることを特徴とする請求項5に記載の磁性材スパッタリングターゲットの製造方法。
- 焼結温度を900~1240℃として焼結することを特徴とする請求項5~6のいずれか一項に記載の磁性材スパッタリングターゲットの製造方法。
- ターゲットの加工表面仕上げを平面研削で行うことを特徴とする請求項5~7のいずれか一項に記載の磁性材スパッタリングターゲットの製造方法。
- Al、Cr、Cu、Hf、Mn、Ni、Ru、Si、Ta、Wから選択した一種以上の元素を0.5at%以上、20at%以下含有することを特徴とする請求項5~8のいずれか一項に記載の磁性材スパッタリングターゲットの製造方法。
- ターゲットの密度を99%以上となるように焼結することを特徴とする請求項5~9のいずれか一項に記載の磁性材スパッタリングターゲットの製造方法。
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